The latest articles on DEV Community by Armaan Sharma (@armaansharma12). https://dev.to/armaansharma12 https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F3349451%2F6472eaa1-c6a0-40b1-8f0f-176fba254b74.jpeg https://dev.to/armaansharma12 en Armaan Sharma Sat, 12 Jul 2025 21:16:19 +0000 https://dev.to/armaansharma12/automating-my-inbox-with-ai-a-python-email-assistant-using-cohere-gmail-api-and-telegram-alerts-k15 https://dev.to/armaansharma12/automating-my-inbox-with-ai-a-python-email-assistant-using-cohere-gmail-api-and-telegram-alerts-k15 <p>Managing emails can be exhausting — especially when it involves repetitive tasks like sorting, replying, or adding deadlines to a calendar.</p> <p>So I built an AI-powered email automation system using Python, Cohere, and Gmail API that does all of this for me — and sends me Telegram alerts for important tasks.</p> <p>In this post, I’ll walk you through:</p> <ul> <li>How I built it</li> <li>The tools I used</li> <li>How it works behind the scenes</li> <li>My future plans for improvement</li> </ul> <p>Features Overview</p> <ul> <li>Classifies incoming emails: important, junk, reply needed, deadline, etc.</li> <li>Suggests AI-generated replies</li> <li>Creates Google Calendar events for deadlines</li> <li>Sends Telegram alerts for urgent tasks</li> <li>Logs everything to emails.json for tracking</li> </ul> <p>Tech Stack Used</p> <ul> <li> Python</li> <li> Gmail API (for reading/sending/deleting emails)</li> <li> Cohere AI (for email classification + reply generation)</li> <li> Google Calendar API (for deadline events)</li> <li> Telegram Bot API (for alerts)</li> <li> Docker + Ngrok (for deployment/exposing locally)</li> </ul> <p>System Architecture Diagram<br> Gmail → Cohere (HTTP request) → JSON output → <br> </p> <ul> <li>Draft email → Gmail API</li> <li>Create event → Calendar API</li> <li>Alert → Telegram API</li> </ul> <p>Folder Structure<br> ai_email_automator/<br> ├── auth/<br> │ └── gmail_auth.py<br> ├── classification/<br> │ └── cohere_classifier.py<br> ├── automation/<br> │ ├── gmail_reader.py<br> │ └── gmail_actions.py<br> ├── telegram/<br> │ └── telegram_bot.py<br> ├── calendar/<br> │ └── google_calendar.py<br> ├── main.py<br> ├── emails.json<br> └── Dockerfile</p> <p>Final Output</p> <p><a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Frl0gasskhzczaldmwvab.png" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Frl0gasskhzczaldmwvab.png" alt=" " width="800" height="410"></a></p> <p>What’s Next / Future Plans</p> <ul> <li>Frontend dashboard for controlling rules</li> <li>Slack or WhatsApp integration</li> <li>Visual flow builder</li> <li>Google Sheets project tracking</li> </ul> <p>Conclusion<br> This project taught me how powerful automation + LLMs can be in boosting productivity. I now spend far less time triaging my inbox, and get instant alerts for anything urgent.</p> <p>Feel free to check out the GitHub repo (linked below), suggest improvements, or fork it to make your own version!</p> <p>GitHub Repo: github.com/Armaan-Sharma12/AI-Email-AutomationLet me know your thoughts or if you’d like help building something similar.</p> python ai automation backend